Minister of Fisheries (New Zealand)

The minister for Oceans and Fisheries (known as the minister of Fisheries until 2020) in New Zealand is a current cabinet member appointed by the prime minister to be responsible for New Zealand's aquaculture and fishing industries and to oversee the Ministry of Fisheries. Similar duties were performed previously by the minister of Marine.

Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
Coat of arms of New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand
Incumbent
Rachel Brooking
since 12 April 2023
Ministry of Fisheries
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister of New Zealand
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation8 March 1977
First holderJim Bolger
Salary$288,900[1]
Websitewww.beehive.govt.nz

The present minister is Rachel Brooking, a member of the Labour Party.[2]

List of ministers

The following ministers held the office of Minister of Fisheries.[3]

Key

  Labour   National   Progressive

No. Name Portrait Term of Office Prime Minister
As Minister of Fisheries
1 Jim Bolger 8 March 1977 13 December 1978 Muldoon
2 Duncan MacIntyre 13 December 1978 26 July 1984
3 Colin Moyle 26 July 1984 9 February 1990 Lange
Palmer
4 Ken Shirley 9 February 1990 2 November 1990
Moore
5 Doug Kidd 2 November 1990 16 December 1996 Bolger
6 John Luxton 16 December 1996 10 December 1999
Shipley
7 Pete Hodgson 10 December 1999 26 February 2004 Clark
8 David Benson-Pope 26 February 2004 19 October 2005
9 Jim Anderton 19 October 2005 19 November 2008
10 Phil Heatley 19 November 2008 14 December 2011 Key
2011–2017: No separate appointments
11 Stuart Nash 26 October 2017 6 November 2020 Ardern
As Minister for Oceans and Fisheries
12 David Parker 6 November 2020 1 February 2023 Ardern
Hipkins
(11) Stuart Nash 1 February 2023 28 March 2023
(12) David Parker
Acting		 28 March 2023 12 April 2023
13 Rachel Brooking 12 April 2023 present

See also

Notes
  1. "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2016" (PDF). Parliament.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. Wilson 1985, pp. 94–98.

References
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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